Who should take an IV refresher course?

RNs and LPNs returning to practice, changing to a role with more IV work, or wanting to rebuild confidence with insertions, complications and line care.

Does an IV refresher count for CE?

Many IV refresher courses award CE contact hours. Check that your state board accepts the provider.

Is this IV practice test free?

Yes. You can see your score without signing up.

Free IV Therapy Practice Test for Nurses (25 Questions, 2026)

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Rebuilding your IV skills

If you've been away from the bedside, moved from long-term care to acute care, or rarely start IVs, an IV refresher course is the fastest way to get your confidence back. Most combine online theory with a hands-on lab on training arms, and many award CE contact hours toward license renewal.

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Practice questions are for study only. Always follow your facility's policies, the provider's orders and current INS standards.

Free IV therapy practice test for nurses

Cool, pale, swollen skin around an IV site is a sign of:

Redness, warmth and pain along the vein suggest:

Extravasation is leakage of a ____ into surrounding tissue.

You suspect infiltration. What should you do first?

For a trauma patient needing rapid fluids, which catheter gauge is most appropriate?

In adults, which veins should generally be avoided for peripheral IVs?

1,000 mL is ordered over 8 hours. What is the rate in mL/hr?

1,000 mL over 8 hours with 15 gtt/mL tubing. What is the drip rate?

500 mL over 4 hours with 20 gtt/mL tubing. What is the drip rate?

Which IV solution is isotonic?

Which IV solution is hypotonic?

Which solution is hypertonic?

Which is the only IV solution that should be given with blood products?

During a blood transfusion, the nurse should stay with the patient for at least the first:

A patient develops chills, fever and back pain during a transfusion. What is the first action?

Crackles, shortness of breath and distended neck veins during IV therapy may indicate:

A patient with a central line suddenly becomes short of breath with chest pain, and air embolism is suspected. Besides clamping the line, how is the patient traditionally positioned?

How long should you scrub a needleless connector hub before accessing it?

What is the usual flush solution for a peripheral IV catheter?

Why is a 10 mL (or 10 mL-diameter) syringe recommended for flushing?

A transparent semipermeable dressing on a central line is typically changed at least every:

How many peripheral IV insertion attempts should one clinician make before getting help?

Potassium chloride should never be given:

Phentolamine is used to treat extravasation of:

After removing a peripheral IV catheter, you should:

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